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Softball Canada announces 2017 Women’s National Team Rosters

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Created: 28 June 2017

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Ottawa, Ontario -- Softball Canada announced the list of athletes who have been selected to represent Canada this summer as members of the Women’s National Team and Women’s Elite Team. The final rosters were determined following a Selection Camp held in Mississauga, Ont. over the past week.

“The Selection Camp was excellent; it was very competitive the coaching staff witnessed some strong performances” stated Mark Smith, High Performance Director and Head Coach of the Women’s National Team program. “We were very pleased to see younger players rise to the occasion and challenge for positions on our roster.”

The Women’s National team will travel to Chicago, Ill. to play an exhibition series against the Chicago Bandits of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) on June 30 and July 1, followed by the US World Cup of Softball XII from July 5-9 in Oklahoma City before competing at the Canada Cup from July 11-17 in Surrey, B.C. The Women’s National Team will later take on the NPF's Akron Racers on July 31 and August 1 in Akron, Ohio, prior to competing in the WBSC Pan American Women’s Softball Championship, which is scheduled to take place August 4-13 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The team will later travel overseas to compete in the Japan Cup from August 25-28.

-- Courtesy of Softball Canada

The athletes who have been selected to the 2017 Canadian Women’s National Team roster are:

First Name

Last Name

Hometown

Jenna

Caira

Toronto, Ont.

Sarah

Chow

Victoria, B.C.

Larissa

Franklin

Maple Ridge, B.C.

Sara

Groenewegen

Surrey, B.C.

Victoria

Hayward

Toronto, Ont.

Karissa

Hovinga

Edmonton, Alta.

Kelsey

Jenkins

Delta, B.C.

Joey

Lye

Toronto, Ont.

Sara

Plourde

Lac Baker, N.B.

Erika

Polidori

Brantford, Ont.

Kaleigh

Rafter

Guelph, Ont.

Jenn

Salling

Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Holly

Speers

Surrey, B.C.

Carey-Leigh

Vyse

Ohsweken, Ont.

Natalie

Wideman

Mississauga, Ont.

The following athletes from the Junior Women’s National Team and Women’s Elite Team rosters will join the Women’s National Team to compete in the US World Cup of Softball XII in Oklahoma City:

First Name

Last Name

Hometown

Brianna

Aguilar-Beaucage

Fort McMurray, Alta.

Kara

Bilodeau

Cumming, Ga.

Jocelyn

Cater

Delta, B.C.

Courtney

Gilbert

Delhi, Ont.

Nicole

Rivait

Oakville, Ont.

The Women’s Elite Team will compete at the Canada Cup International Softball Championship from July 11-17. Athletes named to the Women’s Elite Team roster are: